I was planning on learning Japanese.
More importantly, I want to start learning it as soon as possible because being able to speak Japanese can give me a better chance in finding a job with good salary.
This is my last year in university. so I think the time limit to finish "sharpening up" my English skills to move on to learning Japanese is 1 year.
However, being a newbie in language learning (it's thanks to my teachers in the english center I went to, my english has developed to an acceptable level), I don't know if I can set a realistic goal on my own.
However, this is my goal and plan, please give me some of yours opinion about it:
1 year plan:
A.
The first half year: Tidy up what I've learnt
+ 1st month: Finish fixing old bad habits in PRONUNCIATION and practice speaking.
Only focus on that, grammar/vocabulary/... will be secondary concerns.
=> Main objective: Learn how common used words are properly pronounced.
+ 2nd+3rd month: Finish fixing bad habit of using incorrect grammar.
For ex: I should not have "did" that.
=> Make sure I do not longer making silly mistakes while using simple grammar.
+ 4th-6th month: Keep practicing speaking/writing/listening but with proper pronunciation and grammar that I have tidied up in the last months. B.
The second half: Improve my English by learning NEW things.
At this point,after making sure all the bad habits have been cleared, just simply using this formula to learn language in the most natural way:
Repeating Input (audio+text) -> Learning new phrase structure/words/ -->Repeating Output (practice using it: On this site, Skype,...)
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Is this take too long or too short.
Judging from my English, do you think my plan is realistic enough?
Because I want to reach a score of 7,5 (at least) in IELTS before learning any other language, let alone Japanese (one of the hardest languages)